SYNCHRON

People & Products

Hanna Abdullah has been appointed as head of compliance – policy and regulation, working alongside head of compliance – advice assurance, Alison Massey....

Features

The chair of licensee Synchron, Michael Harrison sees merit and advantages in a move towards individual adviser registration....

Life/Risk

Life insurers have responded to a call to arms from Synchron to demonstrate how they are protecting customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Financial planning

Some of Australia’s largest financial advice groups are facing the problem of too few advisers who are degree qualified leading to the need for strong succession planning...

Life/Risk

Synchron director, Don Trapnell, said life/risk advisers are being treated unfairly under the education requirements and deserve a separate standard suited to the profess...

Financial planning

Synchron has announced the launch of its weekly virtual catch up series to help advisers adapt and conduct business during COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Features

Mike Taylor writes that few, if any, of the major players are arguing that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority got it wrong with its major intervention with re...

Financial planning

After stepping aside from running the day-to-day business of Synchron, director Don Trapnell has clarified his role and the future transition plan for the company....

People & Products

The man who has been the face of risk-focused Synchron, Don Trapnell, says he is stepping back from the day to day running of the business....

Life/Risk

Risk-focused financial planning group, Synchron has confirmed the turnover of around 20% of its advisers in the face of the new Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Aut...

Financial planning

The wealth management strategy recently announced by AMP is a return to the dark ages, according to Synchron’s chair, Michael Harrison....

Life/Risk

Risk-focused financial planning group, Synchron has signalled its intention to lobby the Government for the retention of life/risk commissions beyond the 2022 Life Insura...

Funds management

The Australian Unity Select Income Fund has been added to dealer group Synchron’s approved product list....

Financial planning

A dealer group chairman has labelled the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime as discriminating against women and older advisers some of whom want to w...

People & Products

Following the launch of its conference app last year, Synchron has launched a new professional development app for advisers. ...

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